Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 14th October 2025 || News analysis |
The recent government reshuffle in France has introduced uncertainty over the future of the country’s nicotine pouch ban, which is set to come into force in March 2026 but could still be revised or repealed ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th October 2025 || News analysis |
A leaked document, a working draft of the EU’s stance at COP11, has provided insight into the EU’s common position on novel tobacco and nicotine products ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 8th October 2025 || News analysis |
The European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health is set to adopt reports on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. We summarise the key points ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd October 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission will publish an evaluation of the legislative framework for tobacco control, including an assessment of the Tobacco Products Directive 2 (TPD2), in early 2026. We summarise the key points ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 30th September 2025 || News analysis |
Upcoming international developments such as the EU TTD and COP11 may not directly affect the UK in the short term, but they could reshape the country’s strategy on tobacco harm reduction ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd September 2025 || News analysis |
Altria has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the South Korean tobacco manufacturer KT&G focused on long-term growth opportunities, primarily in oral nicotine products ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th September 2025 || News analysis |
Some EU member states view nicotine pouches as an emerging threat to public health, especially for young people. Consequently, they are bringing these products under new or more stringent tobacco regulations ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 17th September 2025 || News analysis |
This summary of the main events in the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) and Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) review process will be updated as further developments occur ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 12th September 2025 || News analysis |
The EU's Tobacco Products Directive might be adopted by early next year, as the European Commission (EC)’s updated public consultation website indicates a proposal is planned for adoption in the first quarter of 2026 ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd September 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission (EC)’s plan to overhaul EU tobacco taxation has triggered a backlash from public health groups, industry and member states alike ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd September 2025 || News analysis |
The appeals court held that the president lacked the constitutional authority to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional authorisation, but the tariffs remain until 14th October, allowing for a possible appeal to the Supreme Court ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 28th August 2025 || News analysis |
The announcement of a confidence vote scheduled for 8th September poses an existential threat to the French government, potentially impacting Paris’s support for the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th August 2025 || News analysis |
Most European Union member states have yet to respond officially to the proposed Tobacco Excise Directive, but some have already warned the measures could undermine national sovereignty and damage local industries ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th August 2025 || News analysis |
Taiwan's health officials have lifted a ban on heated tobacco products (HTPs), conditionally approving 14 products from two companies, but said stricter regulations on the marketing of these HTPs will be implemented ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 13th August 2025 || News analysis |
The modern oral segment took centre stage in Big Tobacco’s second-quarter earnings, driving growth for several companies despite broader declines in traditional categories ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 8th August 2025 || News analysis |
Haypp Group, an e-commerce player specialising in nicotine pouches and snus, closed the first half of the year with growing performance driven by the nicotine pouch segment ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th August 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission is on track to review the Tobacco Products Directive and the Tobacco Advertising Directive after several delays, TobaccoIntelligence understands from sources close to the Commission ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th August 2025 || News analysis |
While the EU’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) aims to harmonise taxation across EU member states, its projected impacts vary widely among product categories ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 31st July 2025 || News analysis |
Japan Tobacco International reported a solid performance in the first half of 2025, boosted by the ongoing growth of its heated tobacco segment as well as the contribution of Vector Group, acquired last year ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 31st July 2025 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco reported a slight decrease in its revenue for the first half of 2025, offset by strong growth in the modern oral segment. Velo Plus contributed to growth momentum, particularly in the US ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 30th July 2025 || News analysis |
Altria reported a mixed first half of 2025, with overall declines tempered by the strong performance of its oral tobacco products segment – a substantial driver of growth in the second quarter ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd July 2025 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International reported a positive performance in the second quarter of the year, driven by a reacceleration of its heated tobacco device, Iqos, and the US offtake growth of its nicotine pouch brand, Zyn ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd July 2025 || News analysis |
As tensions over US tariffs simmer, a new fiscal battle has erupted in Europe, where the European Commission’s proposal to expand tobacco taxes has provoked sharp resistance from key European Union member states ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th July 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission has officially adopted a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive, expanding the scope of the directive to include heated tobacco products (HTPs), nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 17th July 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission’s proposal to tap into national tobacco taxes to fund its expanded budget could spark a contentious debate among member states, which may view it as an overreach into their financial sovereignty ...
China’s exclusion from the new measures, slated to take effect from 1st August, should not be interpreted as a détente, but rather as a tactical choice ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th July 2025 || News analysis |
Nicotine pouches are now regulated in Poland for the first time, under new legislation that took effect on 5th July and introduces age restrictions and product limitations on nicotine-free e-cigarettes and pouches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st July 2025 || News analysis |
UK consumer goods company Supreme recorded a solid performance in its vaping division, and plans to invest £0.4m to establish nicotine pouch manufacturing in the country ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th June 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission is reportedly planning significant tax hikes on e-liquids, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products, based on a leaked impact assessment ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th June 2025 || News analysis |
As France heads into summer with expanded public smoking restrictions starting 1st July, a parallel legislative battle is unfolding over the government's plan to ban nicotine pouches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd June 2025 || News analysis |
Ike Tech, co-founded by Ispire, filed the first-ever premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a system that requires continuous, real-time ID verification to access ENDS devices ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st May 2025 || News analysis |
US-based 22nd Century Group has secured new opportunities to drive volume across its VLN brand very-low-nicotine cigarette products and is launching two partner-branded products ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th May 2025 || News analysis |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) announced it has discontinued sales of the Ploom X Advanced heated tobacco device, effective from mid-May 2025 until stocks are sold out ...
The US nicotine pouch market is currently the world’s largest in value and number of users, and while regulation may impact its growth rates in the future, consumers continue to be attracted to the product ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 5th May 2025 || News analysis |
Greece is moving closer to a flavour ban on alternative nicotine products as part of a broader crackdown on under-age access to alcohol and tobacco ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th April 2025 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International saw a positive start to the year, fuelled by the strong volume momentum of Zyn pouches and Iqos heated tobacco devices, despite the annualisation impact of the EU characterising flavour ban ...
The world is wondering what the real implications of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs will be on China, and whether and how the prices of affected products will dramatically increase for US consumers ...
Trade relations between the US and Europe have been put on a 90-day pause, marked by a tense wait as both sides assess their next moves. Could future developments potentially involve the alternatives sector? ...
After the White House denied the possible suspension of tariffs, the confirmation came yesterday that the president had authorised a 90-day pause for most of the countries receiving them ...
With similar discussions taking place in other European countries, Poland’s plans to ban flavoured nicotine pouches raise questions about whether a wider regulatory trend is emerging ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st April 2025 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International has officially launched its Iqos heated tobacco device in Texas, marking a significant milestone as the only heated tobacco brand in the country with US FDA marketing authorisation ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st April 2025 || News analysis |
The European Commission has raised concerns over Luxembourg’s proposed regulations for nicotine pouches, particularly questioning provisions that could effectively ban the product ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th March 2025 || News analysis |
As coalition negotiations advance, a CDU/CSU-led government in Germany is expected to take a more lenient stance on novel tobacco products than the previous SPD-led administration ...
While cigarette smoking in the US has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, overall tobacco product use among adults has remained unchanged since 2017 ...
Heated tobacco is rapidly transforming nicotine consumption in Europe, and nowhere is this shift more evident than in Italy, which has led the way in the European heated tobacco market since 2015 ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th February 2025 || News analysis |
As the centre-right CDU/CSU prepares for a potential return to power in Germany, its stance on tobacco and nicotine policy is set to be a key point of negotiation with prospective coalition partners ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th February 2025 || News analysis |
In a sharp policy reversal, France has dropped plans to tax nicotine pouches. It is now likely to pursue an outright ban through future legislation, following the Senate’s adoption of the 2025 Social Security Budget Bill ...
The European Commission is taking a cautious approach to tobacco-related regulations, and key directives might not be revisited until 2026, but is it based on the whole truth? ...